Skadi - Goddess of the Hunt and Winter

Skadi - Goddess of the Hunt and Winter

The goddess Skadi. Goddess of the hunt and winter.

After the gods killed Skadi's father, Thiazi, she traveled to Asgard to atone for his death. She demanded a husband and that she be made to laugh. Her first request was granted on the condition that she choose her future husband solely by his feet. Thus, Skadi chose Njörðr by his feet, even though she had hoped for Baldur. Her second request was granted by Loki, who made her laugh with a goat. He tied his testicles to the goat's beard with a string and began a kind of tug-of-war. Overwhelmed by this absurd sight, Skadi burst into peals of laughter. With this, she was reconciled with the Aesir. Odin himself made amends by throwing her father's eyes into the sky, where they henceforth twinkled as two stars.
Skadi's marriage to Njörðr didn't work out well – she loved the mountains, while Njörðr loved the sea. So they agreed to spend nine nights each in one place, but this solution wasn't successful. Skadi was bothered by the cries of the seabirds, and Njörðr by the howling of the wolves. So Skadi returned to Thrymheim, where she enjoyed hunting with her bow.
Later, she attached a poisonous snake over Loki's head because he insulted her with nasty slurs.

Bronze-plated figure made of artificial stone. Manufactured and cast from polyresin (artificial stone).
Weight approx. 1060 g, size approx. 24 x 15 x 10 cm.